You Hongxuan stared in shock at the way Shen Yeqing played the innocent victim in front of Xie Mi, then listened as Xie Mi, taken in by his act, earnestly praised him for having "the best abs."
He was deeply shaken.
Had he really...
Been that oblivious before?
After soothing Shen Yeqing, Xie Mi finally turned back to You Hongxuan. "Xiao You, what are you doing here too? Didn't you just finish training yesterday?"
"I came to find Shen Yeqing."
You Hongxuan smiled handsomely. "I usually stay with the team during training, so I don't have a permanent place of my own. Whenever I'm not training, I stay at Shen Yeqing's place. Eighth Sister, you have no idea how many properties he owns. He has one in practically every city. I couldn't stay in all of them if I tried."
"But if he has so many properties, how did you know he'd be staying here today? Did you two arrange it?" Xie Mi asked curiously.
"Because..."
You Hongxuan was about to explain, but Shen Yeqing cut him off with a lazy smile. "You just finished training and came straight to the gym? Working that hard?"
You Hongxuan was instantly distracted and said proudly, "Of course. That's the discipline of a professional athlete."
"What are you planning to work on?"
"The usual, obviously."
Watching the two of them head over to collect equipment with practiced ease, Xie Mi narrowed her eyes sharply.
That was one seriously clumsy change of subject, Old Shen.
Suspicious. Twelve out of ten on the suspicion scale... oh, abs to look at. Never mind, everything's perfectly fine.
Holding her kettlebell, Xie Mi stood off to the side, openly enjoying the view under the pretense of keeping them company while they worked out.
The gym was starting to